An institute of consecrated life is an association of faithful in the Catholic Church erected by canon law whose members profess the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience by vows or other sacred bonds.[1] They are defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law under canons 573–730.
The more numerous form of these are religious institutes, which are characterized by the public profession of vows, life in common as brothers or sisters, and a degree of separation from the world.[2] They are defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law under canons 607–709. The other form is that of secular institutes, in which the members live in the world, and work for the sanctification of the world from within.[3]
Institutes of consecrated life need the written approval of a bishop to operate within his diocese.[4] A diocesan bishop was formerly authorized to erect an institute of consecrated life in his own territory after consulting the Apostolic See.[5] Effective 10 November 2020, Pope Francis modified the 1983 Code of Canon Law to require a bishop to acquire the Apostolic See's approval in writing and reserved to the Apostolic See the final determination over the erection of an institute of consecrated life.[6][7]
Institutes of consecrated life are canonically erected by competent church authorities to enable men or women who publicly profess the evangelical counsels by religious vows or other sacred bonds "through the charity to which these counsels lead to be joined to the Church and its mystery in a special way"[8] without this making them members of the Church hierarchy.[citation needed]
Apart from being a member of an institute, consecrated life may also be lived individually; the Catholic Church recognises, as forms of individual consecrated life that are not members of institutes, namely that of hermits and consecrated virgins.[9]
Although the state of consecrated life is neither clerical nor lay, institutes of consecrated life can be called clerical or lay. They are clerical if, with recognition from the Church, their founder intended the order or institute to be directed by clerics and exercise sacred orders, and they are lay if recognized by the Church as having a proper function defined by the founder or by legitimate tradition, which does not include the exercise of sacred orders.[10]
For instance, the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans) is a clerical institute of consecrated life as most of their members are clerics, and the Sisters of Charity[vague] a lay institute of consecrated life as they are religious sisters.
Religious institute versus secular institute
A religious institute is an institute of consecrated life whose members take public vows, lead a life in common, and are in some way separated from the world.[11] They are broadly termed as religious and include monastic orders, mendicant orders, canons regular, and clerics regular. The 1983 version of the Code of Canon Law has not maintained the distinction, found in the 1917 version, between orders (religious institutes in which the members took solemn vows) and congregations (those in which simple vows were taken).[12]
A secular institute is an institute of consecrated life whose members live in the world, strive for the perfection of charity and seek to help to sanctify the world, especially from within.[13]
Historical-juridical list in the Annuario Pontificio
The Annuario Pontificio lists for both men and women the institutes of consecrated life and the like that are "of pontifical right" (those that the Holy See has erected or approved by formal decree).[14] For the men, it gives what it now calls the Historical-Juridical List of Precedence.[15] The arrangement of the institutes for men of the Latin Church in this list dates back many decades. It is found, for instance, in the 1964 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, pp. 807–870, where the heading is "States of Perfection (of pontifical right for men)." In the 1969 edition the heading has become "Religious and Secular Institutes of Pontifical Right for Men," a form it kept until 1975 inclusive. Since 1976, when work was already advanced on revising the Code of Canon Law, the list has been qualified as "historical-juridical" and still distinguishes "orders" from "congregations" in the case of Latin Church men, while not separating out "orders" and "congregations" in the case of the Eastern Catholic Churches and Latin Church women.
These lists are followed by a list of 6 institutes under the heading "Other Institutes of Consecrated Life", a reference to new forms of consecrated life established in accordance with canons 604 §2 and 605 of the Code of Canon Law. Some of these have both male and female members, and one is open to married couples.
^"Pope issues Motu proprio on the establishment of institutes of consecrated life". Vatican News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^Wooden, Cindy (4 November 2020). "Pope Francis: Vatican needs to approve new diocesan religious orders". America. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^Annuario Pontificio 2012 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2012 ISBN978-88-209-8722-0), pp. 1411-1480
External links
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Institute of consecrated life news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message An institute of consecrated life is an association of faithful in the Catholic Church erected by canon law whose members profess the evangelical counsels of chastity poverty and obedience by vows or other sacred bonds 1 They are defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law under canons 573 730 The more numerous form of these are religious institutes which are characterized by the public profession of vows life in common as brothers or sisters and a degree of separation from the world 2 They are defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law under canons 607 709 The other form is that of secular institutes in which the members live in the world and work for the sanctification of the world from within 3 Institutes of consecrated life need the written approval of a bishop to operate within his diocese 4 A diocesan bishop was formerly authorized to erect an institute of consecrated life in his own territory after consulting the Apostolic See 5 Effective 10 November 2020 Pope Francis modified the 1983 Code of Canon Law to require a bishop to acquire the Apostolic See s approval in writing and reserved to the Apostolic See the final determination over the erection of an institute of consecrated life 6 7 The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has ecclesial oversight of institutes of consecrated life Institutes of consecrated life are canonically erected by competent church authorities to enable men or women who publicly profess the evangelical counsels by religious vows or other sacred bonds through the charity to which these counsels lead to be joined to the Church and its mystery in a special way 8 without this making them members of the Church hierarchy citation needed Apart from being a member of an institute consecrated life may also be lived individually the Catholic Church recognises as forms of individual consecrated life that are not members of institutes namely that of hermits and consecrated virgins 9 Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Clerical versus lay 1 2 Religious institute versus secular institute 2 Historical juridical list in the Annuario Pontificio 3 Catholic institutes of consecrated life 4 References 5 External linksClassification EditClerical versus lay Edit Although the state of consecrated life is neither clerical nor lay institutes of consecrated life can be called clerical or lay They are clerical if with recognition from the Church their founder intended the order or institute to be directed by clerics and exercise sacred orders and they are lay if recognized by the Church as having a proper function defined by the founder or by legitimate tradition which does not include the exercise of sacred orders 10 For instance the Order of Friars Preachers Dominicans is a clerical institute of consecrated life as most of their members are clerics and the Sisters of Charity vague a lay institute of consecrated life as they are religious sisters Religious institute versus secular institute Edit A religious institute is an institute of consecrated life whose members take public vows lead a life in common and are in some way separated from the world 11 They are broadly termed as religious and include monastic orders mendicant orders canons regular and clerics regular The 1983 version of the Code of Canon Law has not maintained the distinction found in the 1917 version between orders religious institutes in which the members took solemn vows and congregations those in which simple vows were taken 12 A secular institute is an institute of consecrated life whose members live in the world strive for the perfection of charity and seek to help to sanctify the world especially from within 13 Historical juridical list in the Annuario Pontificio EditThe Annuario Pontificio lists for both men and women the institutes of consecrated life and the like that are of pontifical right those that the Holy See has erected or approved by formal decree 14 For the men it gives what it now calls the Historical Juridical List of Precedence 15 The arrangement of the institutes for men of the Latin Church in this list dates back many decades It is found for instance in the 1964 edition of the Annuario Pontificio pp 807 870 where the heading is States of Perfection of pontifical right for men In the 1969 edition the heading has become Religious and Secular Institutes of Pontifical Right for Men a form it kept until 1975 inclusive Since 1976 when work was already advanced on revising the Code of Canon Law the list has been qualified as historical juridical and still distinguishes orders from congregations in the case of Latin Church men while not separating out orders and congregations in the case of the Eastern Catholic Churches and Latin Church women It arranges the institutes for men as follows A Institutes of consecrated lifea Religious institutesI Orders1 Canons regular 2 Monks 3 Mendicant orders 4 Clerks regular dd II Clerical religious congregations III Lay religious congregations IV Eastern orders religious congregations and societies of apostolic life dd b Secular institutesI Clerical secular institutes II Lay secular institutes dd dd B Societies of apostolic lifeThe institutes for women are arranged alphabetically in the following categories A Institutes of consecrated lifea Religious institutesI Orders and institutes with autonomous houses II Centralized institutes dd dd B Societies of apostolic lifeThese lists are followed by a list of 6 institutes under the heading Other Institutes of Consecrated Life a reference to new forms of consecrated life established in accordance with canons 604 2 and 605 of the Code of Canon Law Some of these have both male and female members and one is open to married couples Catholic institutes of consecrated life EditList of some religious institutes Catholic provides a dynamic list of a selection of Catholic religious institutes Catholic secular institutes are less numerous References Edit Code of Canon Law canon 573 Code of Canon Law canon 709 Code of Canon Law canon 710 Code of Canon Law canons 312 609 612 679 715 Code of Canon Law canon 579 Pope issues Motu proprio on the establishment of institutes of consecrated life Vatican News 4 November 2020 Retrieved 5 November 2020 Wooden Cindy 4 November 2020 Pope Francis Vatican needs to approve new diocesan religious orders America Catholic News Service Retrieved 5 November 2020 Code of Canon Law canon 573 2 Code of Canon Law canons 603 and 604 Code of Canon Law canon 588 Code of Canon Law canon 607 1917 Code of Canon Law canon 488 Code of Canon Law canon 710 Code of Canon Law canon 589 Annuario Pontificio 2012 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2012 ISBN 978 88 209 8722 0 pp 1411 1480External links EditCode of Canon Law regulating Institutes of Consecrated Life Institutes of Consecrated Life Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Institute of consecrated life amp oldid 1085111234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
